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>> jon: but isn't that... isn't it easy to say that it's a very easy thing to do to dismiss it, not all organizations that claim to be partisan are as such and they're not all created equal and what is the thing that is stymieing the debate? or allowing it to be honest? what is it that's preventing, in your mind, the honest aspect of it? >> because i think people don't listen. i think that it's right now as i said people get locked into one perspective or another and, you know, it's part of what's going on. and gulf stream to web sites with other like-minded people. they even get into subgroups of that web site and if you're not exactly on target, you're a bad guy. if you don't agree with me, you're a traitor. the last book i wrote "enough" was about bill cosby and cosby saying "we've got problems in the black community, out-of-wedlock births, high dropout rates, acceptance of the drug culture. we have to stop this." and cosby, all of a sudden he was labeled a bad guy, he's airing dirty laundry. look at what's
>> jon: but isn't that... isn't it easy to say that it's a very easy thing to do to dismiss it, not all organizations that claim to be partisan are as such and they're not all created equal and what is the thing that is stymieing the debate? or allowing it to be honest? what is it that's preventing, in your mind, the honest aspect of it? >> because i think people don't listen. i think that it's right now as i said people get locked into one perspective or another and, you know, it's...
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comedy central >> jon: welcome to "the daily show"! my name is jon stewart. good show tonight! we got a nice one for you tonight. our guest tonight, npr's juan williams will be joining us. (cheers and applause) really? he's not there anymore? (laughter) well, i'll definitely ask him about that. (laughter) but we begin, of course, with our ongoing national crisis. (laughter and applause) one week, ladies and gentlemen, for our two parties to agree to raise the country's arbitrary debt limit for the 102nd time for the drop-dead august 2 catastrophic ultimatum we've already moved twice. (laughter) and so it was under these conditions that president barack obama interrupted a bachelorette's search for love... (laughter). ... to take that long walk down "we killed bin laden" lane. >> tonight i want to talk about the debate we've been having in washington over the national debt. >> jon: the debate we've been having? (laughter) is that what that noise out of washington's been? it sounded like an a elephant seal trying to (bleep) a truck! (laughter) actually, that footage is from a few
comedy central >> jon: welcome to "the daily show"! my name is jon stewart. good show tonight! we got a nice one for you tonight. our guest tonight, npr's juan williams will be joining us. (cheers and applause) really? he's not there anymore? (laughter) well, i'll definitely ask him about that. (laughter) but we begin, of course, with our ongoing national crisis. (laughter and applause) one week, ladies and gentlemen, for our two parties to agree to raise the country's arbitrary...
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[laughter] >> jon: really? >> i don't make the rules, jon. jon >> jon: look. if even that guy raised taxes, doesn't that at least challenge the current republican belief system? >> cynics like you are always looking for doctrinal contradictions. >> jon: the rich now have way more wealth and income even since the 80s. republicans think tax cuts raise revenue, why not cut taxes to zero. >> jon, let me tell you parable. a holy man was in the desert and the multitudes came and said, we have no food. he said, here are five loaves and two fishes and so it was that the holy man and one of his friends sat down and ate a [bleeped] load of fish sandwiches. [laughter] >> jon: what about... [applause] what about the multitudes? >> what about 'em? are you suggesting that socialist redistribution of fish and bread? why punish the most successful fisherman? >> jon: look, i don't thi i understand this parable's message. how do the multitudes eat? >> that's not the holy man's problem. am i my brother's keeper? >> jon: that's a biblical saying. cain said that when he's trying t
[laughter] >> jon: really? >> i don't make the rules, jon. jon >> jon: look. if even that guy raised taxes, doesn't that at least challenge the current republican belief system? >> cynics like you are always looking for doctrinal contradictions. >> jon: the rich now have way more wealth and income even since the 80s. republicans think tax cuts raise revenue, why not cut taxes to zero. >> jon, let me tell you parable. a holy man was in the desert and the...
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. >> jon: captain america! (cheers and applause) >> jon: let me get you caught up. while many americans were enjoying america's fast food sidewalks and justy dashboard steaks our country moved close ever to self-inflicted economic coulds la, something we have known has been companying for as long as we have been told, it's coming. >> treasury secretary tim geithner sut approximatinging a date on what says would be a national disaster, as early as parch 31st. >> we can give congress until the end of june. >> geithner says the nation will disolve on its dead july 8th. >> moved the drop dead date from july 8th to august 2 wnd if congress doesn't act by the second they will put our-- they will downgrade our credit, first time in history, and if that happens, are you going to see cat strafk damage across the american economy and across the global economy. >> jon: the only other catastrophe that's moved its date this often was spicerman turn off the darbling. (laughter) (laughter) 112th congress has been completely unable to muster a debt sealing agreement to avoid eye ho
. >> jon: captain america! (cheers and applause) >> jon: let me get you caught up. while many americans were enjoying america's fast food sidewalks and justy dashboard steaks our country moved close ever to self-inflicted economic coulds la, something we have known has been companying for as long as we have been told, it's coming. >> treasury secretary tim geithner sut approximatinging a date on what says would be a national disaster, as early as parch 31st. >> we can...
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right there. >> jon: i tried that once. with him? >> with him. >> jon: jumped on. with another friend, vomited about 30 seconds. for me, that's like riding with the blue angels. that's like i'm never doing that again. you got to do it once. >> i have to say sincerely i was so impressed by him. i means that's a pretty bold move to go and perform at lincoln center singing, you know, sondheim in front of 3,000 people. and that's sort of out of his comfort zone and he was just really great at it. >> jon: i actually went and saw it live. it was tremendous. >> thank you. >> jon: and i thoroughly enjoyed all of you guys but i was stunned that you had-- i heard you had like two weekends to work on it. they put on a full production of company, like an 18 hour play -- >> it's not. >> jon: and you learned the singing and the dancing was extraordinary that you even had the time to put it together. >> once a year they like to do a semi staged concert version of a show as a gala. and this was frar from semi staged. i think they said that just to get us all to sign up. and then w
right there. >> jon: i tried that once. with him? >> with him. >> jon: jumped on. with another friend, vomited about 30 seconds. for me, that's like riding with the blue angels. that's like i'm never doing that again. you got to do it once. >> i have to say sincerely i was so impressed by him. i means that's a pretty bold move to go and perform at lincoln center singing, you know, sondheim in front of 3,000 people. and that's sort of out of his comfort zone and he was...
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jon huntsman will announce his bid to run for president. the republican will follow his announcement to run -- with a visit to a politically important state. michelle obama will go on a five day could well turn -- good will toward to pay tribute to the cultural heritage of the country and the country's political struggles. it seems everything that is old is new again as one university goes back to single-sex dormitories. we have more on what students to think of a new policy. >> this will be the first school in two decades to only allow single gender norms. >> this is unrealistic. >> the new president wrote about this in the wall street journal. he said this a simple step to reduce been shrinking and -- to reduce binge drinking and hooking up. >> ifkids will do what they do. >> it is old-fashioned. we are college kids. we're used to living together with guys and girls. >> more than 90% of the housing is coed, but some colleges have single-sex storms and soon this one will follow suit. >> this comes at a time when colleges are considering mo
jon huntsman will announce his bid to run for president. the republican will follow his announcement to run -- with a visit to a politically important state. michelle obama will go on a five day could well turn -- good will toward to pay tribute to the cultural heritage of the country and the country's political struggles. it seems everything that is old is new again as one university goes back to single-sex dormitories. we have more on what students to think of a new policy. >> this will...
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. >> jon: on fox news watch. herman cain takes center stage in the latest media circus as the political press digs for dirt and more details on the sexual harassment charges from his past. a controversy growing all week started with a story with no names and no details. did the media jump too quickly and who was behind the tip to the press? president obama jets off to deal with the worldwide economic dilemma as markets here react and his jobs plan gets spiked by congress. are the media still i go pouring his problems. >> the occupy movement growing across the country, the media watching all their moves and antics. is it time to shut off the cameras? and kim kardasian makes headlines when she files for divorce, but do you care? on the panel this week, writer and fox news contributor, judy miller. new york daily news columnist andrea tantaros, jim pinkerton contributing editor american conservative magazine and host of the alan colmes show on fox news radio, alan colmes, i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right no
. >> jon: on fox news watch. herman cain takes center stage in the latest media circus as the political press digs for dirt and more details on the sexual harassment charges from his past. a controversy growing all week started with a story with no names and no details. did the media jump too quickly and who was behind the tip to the press? president obama jets off to deal with the worldwide economic dilemma as markets here react and his jobs plan gets spiked by congress. are the media...
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other candidates, ronpaul, jon huntsman are for@shrinking the dget. it about 5%. at the ends of the clinton era it was 3. i think there's tremendo appetite in both parties to lower defense spendi. what will @@republicans offer t democrats in return for getting entitlement reform and they don't want raise@taxes. they might office defen cu. >> south carolina senator setor grahamcan't imagine a repuican running to the left of president @@obama on defense but i thk it's reall9 hard to see what is the emerging rldview ming from this sets republans but they've been freed by the@fact there's a democrat in the white house to be @@critical of military engagements but haven't defined and@what they uld do 'ithout that. >> what @@do you think? two prisms. one is operational. draw down afghanistan and the war in iraq. that saves money. the other one retitive systems. the f35, there was a dual engine, the projects 15, 20 years. it was killed in the 2011 budget deal. john boehner cared about that, built outside of his district. he let that stay. individual pjects like that ll go
other candidates, ronpaul, jon huntsman are for@shrinking the dget. it about 5%. at the ends of the clinton era it was 3. i think there's tremendo appetite in both parties to lower defense spendi. what will @@republicans offer t democrats in return for getting entitlement reform and they don't want raise@taxes. they might office defen cu. >> south carolina senator setor grahamcan't imagine a repuican running to the left of president @@obama on defense but i thk it's reall9 hard to see...
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that is, jon klein. we will have to wait and see. >> how do the two bills differ? senator harkin's bill and what house republicans have done. >> what the senate has done is created a very broad, 868-page bill, that tries to tackle everything that was broken in no child left behind. the house has tried a piecemeal strategy. so far they have three bills. only one is bipartisan and that has to do with charter schools. they are taking a smaller approach, trying to fix the most burdensome problems. it is a very different process. >> republicans are in a tough spot. if they clear this through the senate, it could be used as political ammunition. i would imagine that john boehner and mitch mcconnell are having a couple of conversations. >> i would say so. and then there is the jobs legislation. democratic leaders decided to break up president obama's jobs bill into smaller portions. it did not pass. >> a smaller portion. and there were a fair amount of defections on the republican's alternative package. democrats have been very frustrated, not being able to crack that gop
that is, jon klein. we will have to wait and see. >> how do the two bills differ? senator harkin's bill and what house republicans have done. >> what the senate has done is created a very broad, 868-page bill, that tries to tackle everything that was broken in no child left behind. the house has tried a piecemeal strategy. so far they have three bills. only one is bipartisan and that has to do with charter schools. they are taking a smaller approach, trying to fix the most...
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is jon stewart. my guest former new orleans mayor ray nagin. thanks for joining us. my guest the former new orleans mayor ray nagin. (laughter) >> jon: jerry lewis, all right. interesting weekend. spent time in our nation's capitol. took another classic photo of myself in front of the washington monument. (laughter) >> jon: hello! the only question now i guess is who should i twitter that to? (laughter) >> jon: anyway i stopped by the old fox news sunday, said i had to my friend chris wallace. we i thought had a provocative discussion about the media. i suggested that the true bias of the mainstream news is not particularly liberal but towards sensationalism and conflict or as the huffington post put it, you're insane! (laughter) here's what i want to know-- (cheers and applause) >> jon: all right. what, what font would you use when man lands on mars? like-- (laughter) i guess in that case arianna just has to go door-to-door to people's houses, ring their bell and go click on me, i have news! (laught
is jon stewart. my guest former new orleans mayor ray nagin. thanks for joining us. my guest the former new orleans mayor ray nagin. (laughter) >> jon: jerry lewis, all right. interesting weekend. spent time in our nation's capitol. took another classic photo of myself in front of the washington monument. (laughter) >> jon: hello! the only question now i guess is who should i twitter that to? (laughter) >> jon: anyway i stopped by the old fox news sunday, said i had to my...
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. >> jon says yes. that's what they're saying in europe. >> that's why i love europe. >> a lobby group based in belgium held a conference to show beer can be good for your health. >> of course. >> they invited scientists and researchers from all over europe to confront misconceptions about beer. >> hops an barley. very good. >> scientists found elements in beer that can help reduce your risk of cardiovascular diseases if you drink if moderation, jon. moderation means half pint for a women and a pint for men. >> you thought this was coffee. >> no, i didn't. >> 5:10 now. call this a slip of the toung. a former vice president telling the the world about a new one local park will close because of fire danger. and the change in management could be what the a's need to move forward with plans to move to san jose. >>> yes, it is quality today in the bay." that's the pavilion in san jose. the time is 5:13. >> all eight candidates are expected to be in orlando. this debate will incorporate video and text questio
. >> jon says yes. that's what they're saying in europe. >> that's why i love europe. >> a lobby group based in belgium held a conference to show beer can be good for your health. >> of course. >> they invited scientists and researchers from all over europe to confront misconceptions about beer. >> hops an barley. very good. >> scientists found elements in beer that can help reduce your risk of cardiovascular diseases if you drink if moderation, jon....
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. >> jon huntsman says he knows. >> we are going to win this state. we are going to win this primary, because this state, along with our entire country, is crying out for a common-sense discretion on how we are going to get this country moving again economically, what we are going to do about job creation. people are sick and tired of sideshows, sick and tired of the circus environment in politics these days. they what substance. >> do you really think he has a shot of winning? >> he is a believer, he really is. he is such a believer that they just change their campaign manager to put in a new campaign manager, which seems to be the pattern in the jon huntsman campaign. jon huntsman is getting a lot of mileage out of saying "i believe in evolution, scientists on global warming, call me crazy." that has made him a moderate. his tax plan eliminates deductions of all kind, which is bold and brassy and quite an orthodox by any standard. forget all mortgage, chocolate -- for that home mortgage, child credit. it is all gone. >> what is so interesting is tha
. >> jon huntsman says he knows. >> we are going to win this state. we are going to win this primary, because this state, along with our entire country, is crying out for a common-sense discretion on how we are going to get this country moving again economically, what we are going to do about job creation. people are sick and tired of sideshows, sick and tired of the circus environment in politics these days. they what substance. >> do you really think he has a shot of...
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abc's jon karl is on capitol hill with that. jon? >> reporter: diane, there is some real drama going on right now here in the house. they were supposed to be voting on john boehner's deabt ceiling bill. that is delayed. john boehner's office is right down there, and he is down there trying to get the votes he needs to pasasthis bill. he's not there yet. this is the bill that could increase the debt ceiling by about $900 billion, only about six months worth. democrats don't like that, because it would force the president to come back and go through this all over again. but what boehner is finding is that a lot of those tea party republicans don't want to vote for this. he has put his speakership on the line, saying that he cannot lead if they don't support him. so, the question now is, diane, will he get the votes to pass the republican plan? >> can he get his republicans in line? jon karl, standing by, watching it all. and, of course, while they battle it out on the hill, on capitol hill, there is a secret scramble behind the scenes
abc's jon karl is on capitol hill with that. jon? >> reporter: diane, there is some real drama going on right now here in the house. they were supposed to be voting on john boehner's deabt ceiling bill. that is delayed. john boehner's office is right down there, and he is down there trying to get the votes he needs to pasasthis bill. he's not there yet. this is the bill that could increase the debt ceiling by about $900 billion, only about six months worth. democrats don't like that,...
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they think they have the votes, diane, but this is going to be very close. >> jon, thank you. i want to bring someonene in wh has been making phone calls all day, "gma" anchor george stephanopoulos. is a breakthrough afoot, george? >> reporter: most democrats and republicans believe boehner is going to win this vote, it would be a big win for him. but the only thing it guarantees is anonoer round of negotiations, because the democratic majority in the senate won't pass this bill and the president won't sign it. >> what's next? >> reporter: a lot of talk. assuming this passes, there will be another round of negotiations. no certainty yet if this will happen at the white house or just among leaders on capitol hill. but it comes down to one big question. who is going to blink? will the president accept another vote on the debt limit before the next election or will the republicans accept another way to guarantee the cut? and both sides are counting on the other side blinking. that is not determined yet. >> so, this is going to go on. they are really testing the nerves of the amer
they think they have the votes, diane, but this is going to be very close. >> jon, thank you. i want to bring someonene in wh has been making phone calls all day, "gma" anchor george stephanopoulos. is a breakthrough afoot, george? >> reporter: most democrats and republicans believe boehner is going to win this vote, it would be a big win for him. but the only thing it guarantees is anonoer round of negotiations, because the democratic majority in the senate won't pass...
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jon stewart picked up on all of it with chuck schumer. >> the democratic response to the republicans use of that clip from the movie the town did lead to one of my favorite recent moments on cable news. i give you chuck schumer's movie break down show. >> in the scene, they chose to inspire their house freshmen, one of the crooks gives a pep talk to the other right before they both put on hockey masks, bludgeon two men with sticks, and shoot a man in the leg. >> join us next week when i, chuck assume, revishu schumer, i classic the star wars. in this film, a large asthmatic man dressed in black plastic cuts the arm off of a boy wearing pajamas with some type of a glow stick. and here's the part you won't believe. the man in the suit is the boy's father. >> pretty good summary. still ahead on "way too early," why are you awake? tweets, texts and e-mails are next. emily's just starting out... and on a budget. like a ramen noodle- every-night budget. she thought allstate car insurance was out of her reach. until she heard about the value plan. and saving money with allstate doesn't stop
jon stewart picked up on all of it with chuck schumer. >> the democratic response to the republicans use of that clip from the movie the town did lead to one of my favorite recent moments on cable news. i give you chuck schumer's movie break down show. >> in the scene, they chose to inspire their house freshmen, one of the crooks gives a pep talk to the other right before they both put on hockey masks, bludgeon two men with sticks, and shoot a man in the leg. >> join us next...
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abc's jon karl on capitol hill tonight. tell us about it, jon. >> reporter: diane, this is john boehner's biggest test as speaker of the house. he's got to convince those tea party republicans to support his plan to raise the debt ceiling. john boehner is cracking the whip. he convened a meeting of all 240 house republicans today. sources who were there tell abc he had a blunt message for tea partiers. "get your ass in line," he said. "i can't do this job unless you are behind me." that's the kind of talk that gets you guys in line? >> we are a team. we are about trying to move the country toward. >> reporter: the tough talk does appear to be working. but it's not an easy sell. some of the tea partiers still just don't believe those dire warnings about government default. >> armageddodomidnight, august 3 is not simply the case. it is not true. >> reporter: just yesterday, vin mccarthy, the third ranking republican in the house, urged republicans to unite behind boehner's plan by showing this clip from the movie "the town."
abc's jon karl on capitol hill tonight. tell us about it, jon. >> reporter: diane, this is john boehner's biggest test as speaker of the house. he's got to convince those tea party republicans to support his plan to raise the debt ceiling. john boehner is cracking the whip. he convened a meeting of all 240 house republicans today. sources who were there tell abc he had a blunt message for tea partiers. "get your ass in line," he said. "i can't do this job unless you are...
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has put forward package of four dollars trillion worth of cuts, but late last night, house speaker jon baker said the republicans would not accept that plan. it includes tax increases. they want you to plan that covers between two trillion
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i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. >> now, if you're a family making about 50,000 a year, this is a tax cut that amounts to about a thousand dollars a year. and that's about 40 bucks out of every paycheck. it may be that there's some folks in the house who refuse to vote for this compromise because they don't think that 40 bucks is a lot of money, but anyone who knows what it's like to stretch a budget knows that at the end of the week or at the end of the month, $40 can make all the difference in the the world. >> that's president obama in front of the media making his pitch to persuade the house of representatives to pass the two month extension of payroll tax cuts. the white house making an allout effort to swing things its way, creating a website for americans to tell what $40 a week means to them. and that white house media blitz paid off. >> without objection, the bill read for a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider is laid on the table. >> well, i guess, jim, the que
i'm jon scott. fox news watch is on right now. >> now, if you're a family making about 50,000 a year, this is a tax cut that amounts to about a thousand dollars a year. and that's about 40 bucks out of every paycheck. it may be that there's some folks in the house who refuse to vote for this compromise because they don't think that 40 bucks is a lot of money, but anyone who knows what it's like to stretch a budget knows that at the end of the week or at the end of the month, $40 can make...
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>> jon corzine! >> gold is goldman sachs! is this legislation or reasonable facsimile gets passed by both houses of congress, will it be an historic event, pat. >> i think if they got the obama big deal be historic. i don't think they'll get a small deal. i think they're going to get some baby cuts and increase in the debt ceiling. >> eleanor? >> if they increase the debt ceiling, okay, disaster averted. but it's hardly historic. >> you'll get a fizzle and it will happen probably august 1. >> if they got a 4 billion- dollar or 4 trillion cut in expense to go with me, it would >>> when we come back, rupert on the run! run! >> do you walk this fast all the time? >> only when i'm running away from you guys. >> media tycoon rupert murdoch didn't only deliver the news this week. murdoch was the news and continues to be the news. the owner of the news corp, a $32 billion media con gone rat, is in the eye of a whirl storm. the rap is hacking. murdoch's journalists have been hacking into the cell phones apparently of the owners and u
>> jon corzine! >> gold is goldman sachs! is this legislation or reasonable facsimile gets passed by both houses of congress, will it be an historic event, pat. >> i think if they got the obama big deal be historic. i don't think they'll get a small deal. i think they're going to get some baby cuts and increase in the debt ceiling. >> eleanor? >> if they increase the debt ceiling, okay, disaster averted. but it's hardly historic. >> you'll get a fizzle and it...
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jon karl was there for the historic transfer of power and tells us about it tonight. jon? >> reporter: diane, after a hard-fought and bitter campaign that left some deep scars, today, we saw a great american tradition. the peaceful and at times even cheerful transfer of power. a new republican era in the house has begun. >> the people voted to end business as usual and today, we begin to carry out their instructions. the new speaker -- >> do you swear -- >> reporter: ohio's john boehner. son of a bar owner who worked his way through high school as a janitor, now just two heartbeats away from the presidency. >> the american people have humbled us. they have refreshed our memories to just how temporary the privilege of serving is. they remind us that everything here is on loan from them. that includes this government. >> reporter: it's the culmination of a lifetime's ambition and a hard-fought election. known for bouts of emotion, boehner teared up even before getting to the speaker's chair. on this day, little sign of the deep divide that now defines congress. even shared s
jon karl was there for the historic transfer of power and tells us about it tonight. jon? >> reporter: diane, after a hard-fought and bitter campaign that left some deep scars, today, we saw a great american tradition. the peaceful and at times even cheerful transfer of power. a new republican era in the house has begun. >> the people voted to end business as usual and today, we begin to carry out their instructions. the new speaker -- >> do you swear -- >> reporter:...